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Department of Public Welfare, Food Stamp Division Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0219

Description of Contents

The material covers primarily the years 1939-1945 and appears to be from the office of O.A. Pearson, Supt., Division of Public Relief, Minneapolis.

Dates

  • 1939 - 1945

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.

History

The food stamp program was to officially begin in Minneapolis on November 29, 1939. This scrapbook documents the years of 1939-1945. It includes an excellent collection of photographs of the Minneapolis Food Stamp Division's offices and staff, and the men and women who came to receive the stamps. It has a floor plan diagram of the offices, photo of a sign stating what foods were available, and later photos of the Millionth Dollar Food Stamp issued (April 20, 1940). Other materials include press releases, articles about the food stamps (which were blue stamps) and cotton stamps (brown and green stamps), articles from various periodicals, reports, regulations and conditions governing the issuance of a food order stamp, reports from the food industry, radio programs from WCCO, as well as articles concerning various other cities food stamp programs. The cities included Rochester, N.Y., Dayton, Ohio, Des Moines, Iowa, Seattle, Washington, and Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Department of Public Welfare, Food Stamp Division Scrapbook
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200